Create a Compact Urban Area

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Goal 1: Create a Compact Urban Area

<div class="ExternalClass0E3A346B28194081877A091BB434FE2C"><p>As British Columbia’s largest and fastest growing metropolitan area, Metro 2040 helps direct growth so that our population is concentrated in a network of compact communities with access to a range of housing choices, employment, amenities and services. Compact, transit-oriented development patterns help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, and support both the efficient use of land and an efficient transportation network.</p></div>

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The Goal

Make sure growth and development happens in the right places to use our limited land base efficiently while protecting important lands for future generations.

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How are we doing

Strategy 1.1

Contain Development

Since 2011, ninety-nine percent of the region’s development occurred within the Urban Containment Boundary, helping to protect important lands and reduce utility costs.

Strategy 1.2

Grow in the Right Places

Much of the region’s growth has occurred in Urban Centres and areas with transit services, creating complete communities and reducing transit infrastructure costs.

Strategy 1.3

Protect Rural Landscapes

Minimal growth has occurred in the region’s rural areas, reducing utility expansion costs and reinforcing the Urban Containment Boundary.

Population	Population	in 2016	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/contain-development/regional-growth/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	2,593,187	Observing	residents
Employment	Employment	in 2016	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/contain-development/regional-growth/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	1,342,181	Observing	jobs
Housing	Housing	in 2016	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/contain-development/regional-growth/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	1,000,535	Observing	dwelling units
Contain Sprawl	Contain Sprawl	is within Urban Containment Boundary	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/contain-development/urban-containment/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	98%	On track	of growth
Urban Centres	Urban Centres	in the region in 2018	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/grow/growth-ftda/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	26	Observing	Urban Centres
Frequent Transit Development Areas (FTDAs)	Frequent Transit Development Areas (FTDAs)	in the region 2018	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/grow/growth-ftda/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	16	On track	FTDAs
Growth in Centres	Growth in Centres	was in Urban Centres in 2016	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/grow/growth-ftda/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	43%	On track	of growth
Population in Urban Centres & FTDAs	Population in Urban Centres & FTDAs	in Urban Centres and FTDAs in 2016	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/grow/growth-ftda/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	573,896	On track	residents
Growth on Rural Lands	Growth on Rural Lands	in Rural designation in 2015	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/protect-rural/rural-development/, Learn more	0.6%	On track	dwelling units
Housing on Rural Lands	Housing on Rural Lands	in Rural designation in 2015	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/protect-rural/rural-development/, Learn more	6,065	On track	dwelling units
Remaining Urban Lands	Remaining Urban Lands	Remain for development in 2017	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/contain-development/remaining-urban/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	10%	Observing	of General Urban lands
Remaining Urban Lands Developed	Remaining Urban Lands Developed	of the lands were developed between 2011 and 2017	http://www.metrovancouver.org/metro2040/urban-area/contain-development/remaining-urban/Pages/default.aspx, Learn more	740	On track	hectares